After eating the lunch prepared by Durres. Durres handed over all the intelligence collected by the Central Army to them.
According to intelligence, the main area of activity of the Death Hand bandits is in the central area of the Mingdou Mountains. They will only go down the mountain to rob as quickly as possible when they have a specific target. The entire bandit group has about three hundred members. All are young adults. Among them, soul masters accounted for approximately one-tenth of the number. There is no accurate information about who the leader of the bandit group is. I just know that he is a soul master with a cultivation level of at least Soul King or above, and there is no way to know his abilities.
The reason why there is so little information is because the hand of death never leaves anyone alive wherever it passes, and its methods are extremely cruel.
The latest intelligence comes from about half a month ago, and this is the only information the military can provide. Because it may enter the Sun and Moon Empire to fight, the Western Group Army cannot provide manpower help, not even the troops they borrowed. Flying soul guides cannot be carried into the mountains.
Time was running out, and they had to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition. After confirming the information and getting the map, everyone set off immediately. First, he used the flying soul guide to fly to the entrance to the mountain indicated by the intelligence under the guidance of the White Tiger Guards. Then he removed the flying soul guide and entered the Mingdou Mountains with the help of the map provided by the military.
"Keep the formation. Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng and I are in front, ten meters apart, and the control department and auxiliary department are behind. Yun Ying, come here, follow me, and Huo Yuhao, you are behind Yun Ying, keep Mental detection. Beibei, Xu Sanshi, you two are behind. Let’s go!”
Ma Xiaotao said, while Yun Ying followed Ma Xiaotao's steps, and the group headed towards the Mingdou Mountains.
There were Ma Xiaotao and three others leading the way, moving very quickly. Chen Zifeng's soul-chasing sword was most effective at this moment. With one sword in front, all the thorns were quickly cut away. Coupled with the strong strength of Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao, a passage was easily opened. When it got dark, they had already penetrated deep into the Mingdou Mountains.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Wang Yan reminded Ma Xiaotao: "Let everyone take a break and eat something."
Ma Xiaotao nodded, "Everyone rest where they are, and no fire is allowed to avoid disturbing the public. I'm afraid we will have to search all night tonight."
The students sat around to rest, but Teacher Wang Yan left quietly, and Ma Xiaotao didn't pay much attention to his departure. She said to Dai Yueheng beside her: "Dai Yueheng, your father is quite handsome."
"Of course, my father..." Dai Yueheng's lips slightly raised, and he roughly introduced with pride. Listening to Dai Yueheng's description, Ma Xiaotao's eyes became brighter and brighter. Yun Ying secretly said to Huo Yuhao from the side: "Looking at Sister Xiaotao's behavior, she probably has thoughts about Duke White Tiger."
"Do you have any ideas..." Huo Yuhao looked dim and muttered to himself. Seeing Huo Yuhao's absent-mindedness, Yun Ying naturally understood better. After all, they also met the White Tiger Duke today, and as his son, Huo Yuhao would be even more disturbed.
Although Dai Hao is indeed handsome, Yun Ying still likes girls in her heart, especially the cold and aloof kind of sister, she gets excited just thinking about it.
It was getting darker and darker. At this moment, Wang Yan came back.
"Everyone, come here." Wang Yan waved, motioning everyone to come to him.
The students in the outer courtyard immediately took action, but the seven people in the inner courtyard seemed a little impatient. In terms of cultivation, Wang Yan is also a soul king, but he is almost the same as them, and he is also a teacher in the outer courtyard. These inner court students have always only valued their strength. There is not much respect for teachers whose cultivation is not better than theirs. But the teacher is a teacher after all, so they still gave him face.
Wang Yan said in a deep voice: "I just explored the surrounding situation, coupled with my observations along the way, I have discovered a few things now."
"Wenlan trees have appeared nearby. The Wenlan tree is a relatively rare tree species. Its heart can be used as medicine and its trunk is as hard as iron. It is most suitable for making various furniture. Its growth has extremely high requirements for air. Only Its living environment can only exist in places with extremely rich vegetation. I once read in an ancient book that the place where the Wenlan tree grows must go at least fifty miles deep into the dense forest to appear. At the same time, the Wenlan tree likes the cold and shade. Its tree heart has a very good supporting role for soul masters who cultivate Yin-cold martial arts souls."
Ma Xiaotao frowned and said, "Teacher Wang, what do you mean by this?"
Wang Yan said: "What I mean is that the appearance of Wen Lanshu means that we have entered the core area of the Mingdou Mountains, or at least the edge of the core area. According to our intelligence, it is possible that the Death Hand bandit group It's an evil soul master. Just now, I discovered this."
As he spoke, he took out a tree trunk from his storage soul guide. This section of the tree trunk was half scratched by something, and there was a cylindrical hollow inside.
Wang Yan said: "This is the Wenlan tree. The heart of the Wenlan tree is dark blue. It is gone now. In other words, it was dug away..."
Ma Xiaotao frowned slightly and said, "Then that doesn't mean anything." She agreed with the first point, but what Wang Yan said later made her feel inexplicable, and she was very puzzled.
Wang Yan then explained in detail the basis for his speculation. After listening, the disciples in the inner courtyard couldn't help but look at him with admiration. They were impressed by the fact that they could analyze so much from just a few clues.
Then, under the leadership of Wang Yan, everyone headed towards the core area of Mingdou Mountain Range.
"Stop." Wang Yan suddenly raised his hand. The students who were following him immediately squatted down and quickly moved closer to him.
Wang Yan said in a deep voice: "The direction we are looking for should be right. There are a lot of footprints in front of us, and it is obvious that people have walked by often. The enemy should not be far away. Let's adjust our posture and prepare to fight."
When everyone heard these words, they were all shocked, and then they worked hard to guard against the enemy's appearance and quietly approached them.
This move reminded Yun Ying of a saying from her previous life: Enter the village quietly, and don’t let anyone shoot you.
During the march, everyone also changed into the clothes of the Shrek Supervisory Group. Yun Ying touched the clothes and felt that the material was not bad. There were three signal bombs of the Supervisory Group hanging around her waist.
Wang Yan whispered: "Get ready. Xiaotao, it's you who will command the battle. I'll be in charge of commanding the reserve team."
"Okay." Ma Xiaotao agreed immediately.
Dwarfing slightly, Ma Xiaotao was the first to jump out. Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng were on either side of her, and the other four inner courtyard disciples also moved quickly, maintaining a strict formation and sneaking out quietly.
Seconds after they left. Wang Yancai waved his hand and followed with the reserve team.
On the reserve team side, Beibei walked at the front without hesitation, while Xu Sanshi fell at the back. After all, their main task was to assist the seniors in the inner college, and protecting themselves was the most important thing. He Caitou and Jiang Nannan were on the left and right respectively under Wang Yan's command. Yun Ying, on the other hand, was half a body behind Beibei, responsible for finding the right moment to attack. Wang Yan himself followed Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong. Focus on protecting the two with the lowest cultivation level.
Several people entered quietly. As soon as they entered the cave, a strong smell of blood hit their nostrils. Beibei and Yun Ying, who were walking in front, frowned.
There were five or six corpses of evil soul masters next to the cave entrance. It looked like Ma Xiaotao and the others had taken care of them.
While walking forward slowly, a gust of cool wind blew by, and Jiang Nannan couldn't help but shiver.
"Are you okay, Sister Nan Nan?" Yun Ying asked in a low voice. Jiang Nannan shook her head. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly discovered something and yelled, attracting everyone's attention.
Huo Yuhao's mental detection sharing was originally flat. After hearing this sound, he followed Jiang Nannan's gaze upwards, and then...
"F*ck!" Xu Sanshi cursed directly. There were more than a dozen human skins hanging on it! There was also a baby’s body hanging from it, pierced by stalactites! And the blood is still dripping.
"Asshole!" Beibei, who had always been elegant, couldn't help but curse, and the other people also had ugly expressions.
They have no choice but to keep moving forward. After all, this is their first inspection mission.
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